Poor Fetal and Infant Growth is Not Inevitable in Poor Countries
The INTERGROWTH-21st growth standard will help maternal and neonatal practitioners around the world address the problem of poor growth.
Read MoreMelinda Gates’ Address to the 67th World Health Assembly
In people’s experience, they are inextricably linked. Newborns don’t undergo a transformation on the 29th day of their lives, regardless of the fact that we suddenly categorize them as children
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HNN Team
Honoring every newborn
We know that without greater investment and support for newborn programs, we will never be able to reach the fourth Millennium Development Goal (MDG 4) of reducing by two-thirds the under-five mortality rate by 2015.
Read MoreManaging Global Research: Lessons learned from implementing the INTERGROWTH-21st Project
The results of the studies will now inform robust resources for monitoring growth and development in the first 1,000 days of life.
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HNN Team
The Power of First Moments
Every parent knows the magic of that moment. That moment when you meet your child face-to-face for the first time, when you hold your baby in your arms and realize—this brief and precious moment has changed my world forever.